Elaine Franklin

Vice President, Logistics & Finance

• Over 30 years of event planning experience in major U.S. cities and international locales including Europe, Asia, Mexico and Grenada.
• Highly experienced with overall event logistics, pre-event planning, on-site management and understanding how each individual aspect of an event affects the big picture.
• Managed intimate dinner parties for 10, art festivals with 150 artists, corporate events for 7,000 and large festivals/concerts for 30,000 people.
• Strategically coordinates creative, technical and logistics staff.
• Managed event budgets from $5,000 to over $8 million.
• Extensive background in contract review, negotiation and financial management. Successfully saved one client over a half million dollars on their event.
• BA in Business Administration from Loyola College in Maryland.